Dassault Mirage 2000

Dassault Mirage 2000

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The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine, delta wing, fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter to replace the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l'air). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations. It was later developed into the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5, and several export variants. Over 600 aircraft were built and it has been in service with nine nations. Learn More

Aircraft Specifications

Country: France

Manufacturer: Dassault Aviation

Year: 1984

Number Built: 61

Active: Yes

Powerplant: 1 x SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan engine

Number of Crew: 1

Length: 14.36m

Height: 5.20m

Vertical Stabilizers: 1

Wingtype: Fixed

Wingspan: 9.13m

Wing Area: 41.00m²

Gross Weight: 13,800kg

Max Speed: 2,336 km/h (Mach 1.89)

Range: 1,550km

Thrust to Weight Ratio: 0.70